1.   Alan grasped the handle and pulled it.

2.   She crossed the room in a few quick strides, grasped the handle of the door set in the wall and pulled.

3.   You open the lid by grasping a handle shaped like a burned match.

4.   He moved as quietly as he could towards the connecting door, grasped the handle and with a single movement flung the door open.

5.   Grasp the handle with one hand.

6.   You still have to grasp the handle, lift it and strike manfully with it in order to achieve any result.